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Well, I knew my medical insurance was expensive, and now it's official

What I did to lose weight was pretty straightforward. First, I trashed all my alcohol, ice cream, sugary soda, TV dinners, etc. If eating out with friends I basically went vegetarian, drinking only water. When eating alone I pretty much limited myself to a 6" Subway and a bowl or two of granola with raisins and skim milk daily. It took a while but I eventually lost 50 pounds.

George
 
What I did to lose weight was pretty straightforward. First, I trashed all my alcohol, ice cream, sugary soda, TV dinners, etc. If eating out with friends I basically went vegetarian, drinking only water. When eating alone I pretty much limited myself to a 6" Subway and a bowl or two of granola with raisins and skim milk daily. It took a while but I eventually lost 50 pounds.

George
Good for you George, my doctor just emailed me a 60 day plank excessive to try. Starting out with 20 seconds holding the plank and eventually getting up to 2 minutes. I'm going to give it a try wish me luck as I need it. LOL
 
As a Canadian, when in Fort Lauderdale this March, i got a taste of what you all seem to go through with medical help when I had a 3 day stay involving cat scans and MRIs, a private room with a personal shower, constant doctors and nurse visits, blood tests, great food, and more. There were only 2 people in the ER when we arrived and I was seen by a doctor within minutes of arriving. My wife waited in the ER until they decided to admit me as I had a 'tiny' stroke. She said 2-3 people came in for a 'quote' and left as they had no insurance and it would have been too expensive for them. Scary.

I have no idea what this all cost as it all went to my Canadian company's employee insurance for coverage of anything not covered by our government medical coverage. My doc here guessed it would have been $200,000.

In Canada our medical system is far from perfect. Patients often can't find a seat in the ER and the wait time is decided by a triage nurse as to how serious your problem might be...you could be there for hours. There are not PRIVATE rooms, but our company insurance allows extra for two person rooms but the hospitals are usually so busy you have to stay in a ward of 4-6 patients. But when you leave you haven't had to take out a mortgage on your house to pay the bill as there isn't one. The drug prescription I had to get in FL cost $142 USD... the refill cost $30 CDN in Canada but was covered by the healthcare plan...and they paid me the $142 usd for the US prescription.

There was mention of a cardiac ablation treatment taking 10 days in the USA in this thread ... I had one in Canada in 2014 and was only an out patient...released that day...and all covered by our medical system...so I assume that poster had other complications. It's strange that most Canadians seem negative about healthcare here until they consider what it would cost in USA. Medicare doesn't come cheap here though...it's part of our annual income taxes which can be as much as 46%.
 
There was mention of a cardiac ablation treatment taking 10 days in the USA in this thread ... I had one in Canada in 2014 and was only an out patient...released that day...and all covered by our medical system...so I assume that poster had other complications. It's strange that most Canadians seem negative about healthcare here until they consider what it would cost in USA. Medicare doesn't come cheap here though...it's part of our annual income taxes which can be as much as 46%.

That was probably me and yes, there were a lot of procedures done before they finally decided on the ablation. They did a left and right heart cath. They also loaded me up with a drug cocktail that took 3 days to get fully into my system. Then they did the ablation and after that I had a major bleeding episode that required five nurses tag teaming me to get stopped after several hours! I was so bruised up and weak there is no way I could have went home that day, safely that is.

I paid into Medicare my whole life and I retired from the US Army after a very long career. Because of this Medicare and Tricare picked up my cost.

The fact is that nobody should have to mortgage their house or declare BK to receive healthcare in any country.
 
As a Canadian, when in Fort Lauderdale this March, i got a taste of what you all seem to go through with medical help when I had a 3 day stay involving cat scans and MRIs, a private room with a personal shower, constant doctors and nurse visits, blood tests, great food, and more. There were only 2 people in the ER when we arrived and I was seen by a doctor within minutes of arriving. My wife waited in the ER until they decided to admit me as I had a 'tiny' stroke. She said 2-3 people came in for a 'quote' and left as they had no insurance and it would have been too expensive for them. Scary.

I have no idea what this all cost as it all went to my Canadian company's employee insurance for coverage of anything not covered by our government medical coverage. My doc here guessed it would have been $200,000.

In Canada our medical system is far from perfect. Patients often can't find a seat in the ER and the wait time is decided by a triage nurse as to how serious your problem might be...you could be there for hours. There are not PRIVATE rooms, but our company insurance allows extra for two person rooms but the hospitals are usually so busy you have to stay in a ward of 4-6 patients. But when you leave you haven't had to take out a mortgage on your house to pay the bill as there isn't one. The drug prescription I had to get in FL cost $142 USD... the refill cost $30 CDN in Canada but was covered by the healthcare plan...and they paid me the $142 usd for the US prescription.

There was mention of a cardiac ablation treatment taking 10 days in the USA in this thread ... I had one in Canada in 2014 and was only an out patient...released that day...and all covered by our medical system...so I assume that poster had other complications. It's strange that most Canadians seem negative about healthcare here until they consider what it would cost in USA. Medicare doesn't come cheap here though...it's part of our annual income taxes which can be as much as 46%.

Do you know how lucky you were if you were seen quickly in Fort Lauderdale ER and given a room. During January, February, march and April the fervent prayer is to not get sick. My husband was kept in a hallway outside the emergency room desk for 24 hours. He was on a narrow cot, he was never given water, no iv , he had to use the public restroom. People were lined up back to back on cots throughout the hallway, no rooms were available. Ambulance attendants bringing new patients in constantly. Noise, bright lights, and everyone too busy to even answer a question.
This was going on up and down the coast, all hospitals were overcrowded. We pled to let him go home. Among the things he was told, what are.you complaining about, that man has been in the hall four days, You can live for 21 days without water. He was finally released with a bill of nineteen thousand dollars, and we spent the next several weeks going in for outpatient tests and procedures.


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Diane I lived on the Canadian border, in The Buffalo, NY, area most of my life. My husband is a physician, so I am cognizant of what occurs in the medical community. Many Canadians, who can afford it come to Buffalo for surgery. There is no wait. I currently have a friend whose sister is on disability in Hamilton waiting for a hip replacement. That is not great medicine to me.
 
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